The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1887-08-12
HAD BEEN IN PRIs ON.
4 Crowd which Had No Marked Prejudice
Against PepitentIary Birds

4 Crowd which Had No Marked Prejudice
Against PenitentIary Birds
A stranger entered an Austin saloon
the other evening, and after scowling
AZ The half-dozen sitters who were gath
pred there. he said:
Would you gentlemen object to
taking a drink with man what's been
IN State prisona"
He was big. muscular fellow, with
bad eve in his head. aud he rested
his left elbow sort of careless on the
bar. facing the crowd. his right hand
reached playfully for his hip-pocket-
All jumped quickly to their feet at
The invitation and advanced toward
the bar. exclaiming in chorus: Ger
lainly not. stranger!'
Il I'm proud TO drink with you" said
the foremost man. grasping him warm
" by the hand. II don't think any
less of man because he has been in
States prison. In fact I've served
seven years in one myself.
Il have broke Jail in three States.
said arother; "yet amt proud. Give
us your hand"
y have never been in State pri son, :
remarked third. "but don't know
how my case may turn out when they
get through with it up to the court
house. 1t looks pretty squally."
Il believe in giving man chance"
said fourth. "Tve got brother in
the Louisiana penitentiary, and
wouldn't like to see folks give him the
cold shoulder when he comes out. F"
"Mrny an innocent man goes to
prison." remarked the fifth man. II
would be there myself, reckon. if the
States chief witness hadn't up and
died just before the case came up. 1t
was a close call. tell YOU"
WELL" said the stranger. "since
you seem to be such hard lot by your
own confession. retire my invitation.
have been in State prison for several
years, not as prisoner, but as prison
superintendent. will see you later,
no doubt" and, paying for his single
drink. he departed. leaving All incen-
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| jure the fabric. Home and Farm,
Jonas q. Clark, founder and pres
ident of the new Clark University ia
be established at Worcester, Mass,
has given for the institution the sum o.
81, 600, 900. to be divided as follows
$500, 900 for the erection and equip
ment of buildings; 800, 900, the in,
maintenance of a library; $500, 900 fol
an endowment fund; real estate, books
works of art, to the value of $500, 600
and 100000 for a professorship en-
dowment fund.-Public Opiaion.
The Governor of South Carolina
and other State officials, recently Wis
tied Claflin University, a Methodist
Freedmen's institution at Orangebury
S. c., and examined carefully all it
departments and was most favorably
impressed. This" he said, ''is
great revelation" He addressed tn,
students in the chapel and said that h,
was surprised and delighted with wha
he had seen, and that henceforth Claf
lin University would find in him
friend and ar earnest advocate. 7
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